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Library Essentials for Students – Information Skills for Health Blog

What is it?

The Information Skills for Health blog is an online blog created by the Health Library. It aims to help all or any of our users to develop skills to support evidence-based practice, continuous professional development (CPD), revalidation and ultimately patient care.

We post items to the blog such as:

  • Information about our resources
  • Tips and Tricks for finding the best information
  • Latest news about healthcare resources
  • Step-by-step instructions on how to use our popular resources
  • Tips on how to literature search effectively
  • Micro-learning opportunities to develop your skills

How can it help you?

You can sign-up to receive new blog items in your inbox. This blogs aims to help you to develop your skills and find the best quality information to support your work and studies.

How do you access it?

The Information Skills for Health blog is freely available online.

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